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  • A chilling effect: How farms can help pollinators survive the stress of climate change

    Lela Nargi

    March 05, 2023 |

    Grist |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, Wisconsin

    By going a step further than pollinator strips and hedgerows to create complex landscape structures, farmers create refugia with cooler microclimates that help pollinators and other animals acclimate and survive increasing temperatures.

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  • Little Tokyo Nutrition Services Is Taking Food Insecurity Off the Menu

    Annakai Hayakawa Geshlider

    March 04, 2023 |

    Rafu Shimpo |

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    Response Location: United States, Boyle Heights, California

    To combat food insecurity, the nonprofit Little Tokyo Senior Nutrition Services delivers free, nutritious meals to Japanese seniors in local residential communities, Boyle Heights, and East Los Angeles.

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  • Project FLEX brings sports with a purpose to teens in Illinois juvenile justice system

    Lauren Victory

    March 03, 2023 |

    CBS News |

    Broadcast TV News |

    Under 3 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, Chicago, Illinois

    Coaches from Northern Illinois University's Project FLEX program facilitate sports matches at youth prisons a few times a week to improve recidivism rates. During huddles, the coaches combine sports with psychology-based lessons to emphasize positive skills and strengths.

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  • A surprising remedy for teens in mental health crises

    Anya Kamenetz

    March 03, 2023 |

    The Hechinger Report |

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    Response Location: United States, Ramsey, New Jersey

    The Teen Mental Health First Aid training program gives students the necessary tools to identify warning signs and help their peers when experiencing a mental health crisis. Training students on how to act as first responders through this program has shown to increase mental health literacy and reduce reports of psychological distress among teens. Due to its results, Mental Health First Aid training is now required for all students and staff throughout the school district.

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  • A Colorado state park's 'mini tanks' get people with disabilities back on the trail

    Emma VandenEinde

    March 03, 2023 |

    Wyoming Public Media |

    Radio |

    3-5 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, Pine, Colorado

    The Track Chair Program at Staunton State Park in Colorado allows people with disabilities to travel the hiking trails for free. The chairs have triangular treads, stabilizing hydraulics and suspension so they can traverse hills, rocks, and bumps easily.

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  • Building a Better Workplace

    Chris Rudisill

    March 03, 2023 |

    QNotes Carolinas |

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    Response Location: United States, Nashville, Tennessee

    The Nashville print-shop Music City Creative builds a welcoming working environment for the LGBTQ community through fair wages, using LGBTQ job boards, and including staff input when making company decisions.

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  • This group is bringing queer mental health support to Afghanistan

    Nour Abi Nakhoul

    March 02, 2023 |

    Xtra |

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    Response Location: France

    Nour Sarah is a collaboration between two non-profits — Spectrum and LebMASH — that aims to help LGBTQ+ people in the North African and West Asian region understand their mental health issues and receive support services. Nour Sarah aims to provide safe care to those who need it in spaces where it’s historically hard to find. The group hosts educational sessions and connects people with counselors trained to provide care to LGBTQ+ people who are drastically under-supported when it comes to accessing mental health care.

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  • Children's adoration offers young families a chance for prayer, community

    Laura Loker

    March 02, 2023 |

    The Pillar |

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    Response Location: United States, Blacksburg, Virginia

    A parish in Blacksburg, Virginia, runs a half-hour Eucharistic adoration on the weekends for families with young children that find it difficult to make it through the traditional version. They mix readings, reflections, and prayer with coloring, songs, and time on the playground.

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  • How Nigerian group moved communities to fight climate crisis with mangroves restoration

    Ekpali Saint

    March 02, 2023 |

    Prime Progress |

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    Response Location: Nigeria, Urua Essien Etuk, Akwa Ibom

    The Tropical Research and Conservation Center’s mangrove restoration projects in Nigeria use a community-based, participatory approach to engage locals in the process, educate them on the importance of the trees, and keep them from turning to deforestation as a source of income.

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  • SafiriSalama.com is helping Kenyans to digitally plan and manage funerals

    Johnstone Kpilaakaa

    March 02, 2023 |

    Benjamindada.com |

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    Response Location: Kenya

    SafiriSalama.com is a funeral-tech startup that provides people with a way to memorialize their loved ones online, as well as connect with professionals in the funeral industry. Since the website’s beta launch in November 2022, it has seen over 67,000 visitors and more than 478 tributes and 2,000 memorial pictures have been shared to the site.

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